V2.Chapter 143

Most of the Northland witches have special divination abilities.

This makes them often have quite amazing intuition, and can also have a vague sense of future clips. For example, Sauron only stayed here for a day, and found that the cities in the Northland seemed to be preparing for war, and it seemed that it had been going on for a while. The food, weapons, important materials, etc. here are now all managed by the Chamber under the High Witch Council. Compared with the hindsight of other places, the response of the Northland is quite swift.

Sauron is also calculating when the year of turbulence will begin!

At the latest, the first batch of divine saints will appear around October this year. Now it is almost February. Who can better deal with the turbulent period in the future depends on the preparations for eight months. Because once the war between gods and spirits begins, all kinds of divine powers will be rampant in the mortal world, and it will be difficult to produce at that time. Coupled with the invasion of the material plane by the abyss demons, the purgatory demons will provoke discord everywhere, and the resources of the entire material plane will be available at that time. will be in short supply.

Sauron has been hoarding food, and Viper Island has now turned into a big granary!

It can be said that the price of grain on the south coast has basically increased by more than 50% because of his large-scale purchases, and the price of grain is still rising, and it is estimated that it will more than double in March.

Noon the next day.

The pirates under Sauron brought back news that the fleet he ordered had reached the deep water port, but because of fear of Sauron's force, the deep water port refused to allow Sauron's fleet to dock, and also urgently notified the High Council of Witches. If it wasn't for the identity of Gloria here, I am afraid that the High Council of Witches would have directly expelled Sauron's fleet. The stronger the strength, the more eye-catching. The fleet that Sauron ordered to bring over had the threat of capturing a port city, so in the end, even if Gloria was in the fleet, it could not dock.

"Just let them stop at the offshore mouth."

Sauron took a look at the topographic map of the north. I clicked on one of the spots, and then ordered: "Ship back the first batch of things first. I am negotiating a deal with the Witch Council at this time, and it may be two days later."

The one-eyed dragon standing in front of Sauron heard the words and bowed his head, then said: "Don't worry, Your Excellency, I will ship the first batch of things on board now."

Soon, the one-eyed dragon left with a group of people.

Sauron stood in front of the balcony of the wizard tower and looked at the leaving caravan, then turned and walked towards the laboratory. Gloria, who had entered the research state, seemed very busy, and they didn't get close much in the past two days. Because Gloria is very busy, and Sauron is also very busy. Sauron has never been a hypocritical person. Since he has such a close relationship with Gloria, it would be quite stupid not to use her relationship to seek opportunities to cooperate with the Witch Council.

The resources of the Witch Council are quite rich!

And they also have one thing that Sauron is in short supply, that is, a large number of extraordinary-level equipment.

correct.

Any wizarding alliance council conducts a high-value arms trade, including alchemy weapons, extraordinary equipment, puppet golems, etc. This trade is difficult to buy if it is not related.

The heavy footsteps of the clay golem resounded!

The dull voice of the clay golem came from behind Sauron, and it said, "Your Excellency! There is a wizard named Saruman who wants to see you."

Saruman?

When he heard the name, Sauron was slightly startled.

immediately. He remembered that he had mentioned to Gloria in the letter that he needed a wizard who was proficient in alchemy and could refine struvite into high-quality fertilizer in large quantities. Gloria mentioned to Sauron yesterday that someone will come to see him today. However, he didn't say his name. I didn't expect it to be Saruman, which is not a common name in the Northland.

It made him think he heard it wrong!

Sauron nodded lightly when he heard the words: "I see. Bring him in."

soon.

Then a clay golem walked in with a young male wizard with a nearly gray beard. The face looks quite old, but the wizard's professional level is not high, only about 10. This means that his talent is not very good. Not all wizards can progress all the way, and many wizards have been stuck on the threshold of the third-order all their lives. Otherwise, Gloria's strength was only around the fourth rank before, and she could become a member of the High Council of Witches.

There are also many male wizards under the Northland Witch Council, and Saruman in front of him is one of them!

He must be quite old.

Even if he didn't use the special ritual to prolong his life, his face was so old that he was nearly sixty or seventy years old. Sauron was observing the old wizard in front of him, and the other party was also observing Sauron. From any point of view, this is a wizard who will never be able to advance to the legendary strength. Although he is neatly dressed, he looks a bit messy and downcast. His eyes are tired and bloodshot, and it seems that he has not rested for a long time. On his staff Part of the defect can be seen, but it does not appear to be repaired.

As Gloria said, this is a wizard who is very tight and a little down!

Wizards are rich.

But many times they are short of money, and even the funds that can flow in Gloria's hands may not be as much as one-third of Sauron's!

Otherwise, this bitch wouldn't have taken more than 30,000 Kindlers from Sauron when they were making out last night.

She needs a lot of expensive alchemy materials!

But anyone who has dealt with trade knows that the proportion of working capital is actually quite tight. If it weren't for Sauron's business without capital, I am afraid that the capital chain would not be as abundant as it is now.

Such a wizard is exactly what Sauron needs!

Because too promising wizards are not easy to control, wizards with advanced potential may not be willing to work under Sauron.

It is precisely because the wizard's professional level is not high, and his age is not young at the same time, he may not have much ambition to advance to the legend, and at the same time has a considerable amount of alchemy experience, it is the kind of subordinate that Sauron needs.

"They should have told you what happened before they came, right?"

Sauron stared at the old wizard named Saruman, and said slowly: "Your job for the next three years is to serve me, and I will pay you 12,000 kindlers every year, and at the same time you also You can exchange spells, knowledge, materials from Gloria for a price. She will give you higher exchange permissions."

The wizard's debt is spread down layer by layer.

The expensive cost of spell learning must be apportioned to middle and low-level wizards in the end, otherwise the cost of training high-level wizards is too staggering.

The time Sauron fixed was three years.

For him, three years is enough. When the time comes, the wizard in front of him will stay if he wants to stay, and if he doesn't want to stay, get out.

For such a wizard who has no possibility of advanced legend, it should be no problem for An An to work for him for a year and a half.

"Can."

The old wizard named Saruman stared at Sauron. He was a little confused about the identity of the other party, because Sauron looked like a wizard, but he was obviously as sharp as a wanderer. This might be a part-time adventurer. He bowed his head slightly to show his respect. No matter from which point of view, Sauron could stand in the wizard's tower and talk to him, his status was undoubtedly a lot higher, and the middle- and lower-level wizards basically maintained respect for high-level wizards.

He nodded slowly and said, "According to the contract, I will go to the overseas islands to work for you for three years, and you will pay me 12,000 Jindlers every year. After three years, I can decide whether to go or stay by myself."

Sauron glanced at him and replied, "Yes."

"If there is no problem, make the contract. You can prepare. We will leave in three days."

Hiring a wizard is expensive.

Although Gloria also understands alchemy, she must not be allowed to transform struvite as fertilizer.

Saruman in front of him is also a wizard who knows alchemy. Gloria said that he has a good level of alchemy, and such a thing should not be difficult for him.

Wait until good quality fertilizer is produced. Sauron will have one more way to make money, and at the same time, the cultivation of overseas islands will also rise strongly.

Basically self-sufficiency will be easy.

Because of the existence of Gloria, Sauron didn't worry about what tricks the wizard in front of him would play, so he happily paid half a year's reward. Anyway, after killing the adult white dragon, his worth has increased a lot. The funds in hand are relatively abundant, and the goods from the East are easy to sell on the Northland side, so the witches have no way to refuse exquisite silk and porcelain. at any time. The consumption potential of women is quite astonishing. These wealthy witches can buy hundreds of thousands of Kindlers if they buy them.

There isn't much to take away from the Wizard's Tower.

Because although Gloria manages this wizard tower, it is not her private property.

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Hiring an alchemist was only part of Sauron's plan.

In addition, he also needs a batch of extraordinary-level weapons to arm his elite guards. The limit that can be purchased on the south coast is the military weapons forged by precision craftsmanship. This weapon is still far from the first-order extraordinary equipment. . Sauron wanted to buy more than 100,000 Jindler's worth of first-order extraordinary weapons from the Witch Council at one time to arm the pirate army under his command. This kind of +1 extraordinary weapon can only be equipped by the elite army on the land, so whether it can be bought or not depends on Gloria's right to speak.

Such a large-scale arms deal must be approved by the Witch Council!

According to the current market price, the price of a first-order extraordinary weapon is about 200 Kindlers.

It is estimated that the elite troops in a small city may not have such high equipment.

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